GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

Inspector General

April 18, 2002

The Honorable Vincent B Orange, Sr. Chairman Committee on Government
Operations Council of the District of Columbia 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue,
N.W., Suite 108 Washington, D.C, 20004

Via facsimile and first class mail

Dear Chairman Orange:

I am writing to respond to an article published today by Dorothy
Brizill on the DC Watch website. In the article, she notes that I sent the
City Council a copy of a delivery receipt that was signed by Colbert King,
of The Washington Post, when our Office delivered to him the
"Report of Investigation of Fundraising Activities of the Executive
Office of the Mayor" (Report). She states that sending the Council
this receipt was evidence that I was "giving the newspaper special
favors and access" and that exposure of this receipt was
"inadvertent." I would like to respond for the record.

First, we sent Mr. King the same redacted version that was placed on
our website and given to all interested reporters on that same day. At no
time have we provided the full copy of the Report to The Washington
Post or to any other news outlet.

Second, it was my intention to include the receipt regarding Mr. King.
The Council requested information about our delivery process for the
Report. Therefore, we provided copies of receipts for every report
delivered, irrespective of whether the Report was in the fu11 or redacted
version.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly at
(202) 727-2540.

Sincerely,
Charles C. Maddox, Esq.
Inspector General

cc: The Honorable Anthony A. Williams, Mayor, District of Columbia
Mr, Kelvin Robinson, Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor
Mr. Tony Bullock, Director, Office of Communications, Office of the Mayor
All District of Columbia Councilmembers